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http://www.thestarnews.com/chula-vista/solace-in-numbers/ The Star-News Solace in numbers Sat, Jan 07 2012 12:00 PM Posted By: Allison K. Sampité In October 2006, Guadalupe Moreno was taken to the emergency room for severe bone and kidney pain and a fever. During the second … Continue reading
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/washington-area-business-diary-for-week-of-jan-2/2011/12/29/gIQA5wEeUP_story.html Published: January 1 Short takes on the week’s announcements and deals. Pharmaceuticals Rockville-based Neuralstem has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to advance to Phase Ib in its ongoing clinical trial to test its neuroregenerative compound NSI-189 for … Continue reading
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Don Wright was diagnosed with myeloma—cancer in his blood cells and bone marrow—two weeks after running his first marathon. His doctor gave him a five-year survival estimate. Eight years later he has run 60 26.2-mile races in 41 states and takes just one pill per day to keep his cancer at bay. Continue reading
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Clinical depression doesn’t go away when the holiday season ends Posted: 12/12/2011 01:00:00 AM MST Updated: 12/12/2011 05:06:05 PM MST By Sheba R. Wheeler The Denver Post Feeling blue? Seasonal sadness is fairly common, but clinical depression lasts beyond the holidays. (Jupiter … Continue reading
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In the Human Factor, we profile survivors who have overcome the odds. Confronting a life obstacle – injury, illness or other hardship –- they tapped their inner strength and found resilience they didn’t know they possessed. This week we meet Don Wright, who developed a passion for running marathons later in life, right before getting diagnosed with cancer. His goal is to run 50 marathons in 50 states. Continue reading
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Cancer patient runs marathons Sanjay Gupta MD|Added on November 28, 2011 Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to a cancer patient whose goal is to run a marathon in every state. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2011/11/29/hf-don-wright-marathon.cnn
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Operation marks another step forward in stem cell research http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/21/health/stem-cells-als/index.html?iref=allsearch By Miriam Falco, CNN updated 3:00 PM EST, Mon November 21, 2011 STORY HIGHLIGHTS For the first time, stem cells are injected into the spinal cord in the neck It … Continue reading
Newsweek http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/11/18/after-geron-stem-cells-new-saviors.html After Geron, Stem Cells’ New Saviors Nov 18, 2011 11:23 AM EST The biotech Geron may have abandoned its famous effort to treat paralyzed patients with stem cells—but two rivals are swooping in to do groundbreaking trials, Sharon … Continue reading
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Could This Be the End of Embryonic Stem Cell Research? By Kristen Philipkoski Nov 15, 2011 3:40 PM A biotech company that after much turmoil and huge expense launched the first human embryonic stem cell clinical trial in the United … Continue reading
